Frederick C. Beiser
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- January 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199682959
- eISBN:
- 9780191763090
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199682959.003.0007
- Subject:
- Philosophy, History of Philosophy
Chapter 6 is devoted to the Fischer-Trendelenburg dispute, which was one of the most infamous philosophical disputes of Kant scholarship. This dispute concerned the famous “third alternative”, i.e., ...
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Chapter 6 is devoted to the Fischer-Trendelenburg dispute, which was one of the most infamous philosophical disputes of Kant scholarship. This dispute concerned the famous “third alternative”, i.e., whether it is possible for the Kantian a priori forms of space and time to correspond with things-in-themselves, so that the forms of space and time would not be just subjective (1st alternative) or just objective (2nd alternative) but both subjective and objective (3rd alternative). The origin of the dispute is discussed and all its major phases are described, all the while trying to keep in focus the main philosophical issues.Less
Chapter 6 is devoted to the Fischer-Trendelenburg dispute, which was one of the most infamous philosophical disputes of Kant scholarship. This dispute concerned the famous “third alternative”, i.e., whether it is possible for the Kantian a priori forms of space and time to correspond with things-in-themselves, so that the forms of space and time would not be just subjective (1st alternative) or just objective (2nd alternative) but both subjective and objective (3rd alternative). The origin of the dispute is discussed and all its major phases are described, all the while trying to keep in focus the main philosophical issues.
Frederick C. Beiser
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- January 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780198722205
- eISBN:
- 9780191789052
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198722205.003.0013
- Subject:
- Philosophy, History of Philosophy
Chapter 12 discusses the philosophical development of the young Hermann Cohen, specifically the events leading to the composition of the first edition of his Kants Theorie der Erfahrung in the summer ...
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Chapter 12 discusses the philosophical development of the young Hermann Cohen, specifically the events leading to the composition of the first edition of his Kants Theorie der Erfahrung in the summer of 1870. This little book marks a decisive shift away from the psychologism that had prevailed in the interpretation of Kant’s philosophy. Cohen’s philosophical development in writing this work poses a mystery, I argue, because Cohen turned against psychologism apparently very abruptly. This chapter tries to explain away this mystery by focusing on Kantian strains in his early psychology. This chapter is a critique of earlier interpretations of Cohen, which have understood him as a metaphysician even in his early work; Cohen’s early neo-Kantianism is portrayed as essentially non-metaphysical and still true to Kant’s dualisms.Less
Chapter 12 discusses the philosophical development of the young Hermann Cohen, specifically the events leading to the composition of the first edition of his Kants Theorie der Erfahrung in the summer of 1870. This little book marks a decisive shift away from the psychologism that had prevailed in the interpretation of Kant’s philosophy. Cohen’s philosophical development in writing this work poses a mystery, I argue, because Cohen turned against psychologism apparently very abruptly. This chapter tries to explain away this mystery by focusing on Kantian strains in his early psychology. This chapter is a critique of earlier interpretations of Cohen, which have understood him as a metaphysician even in his early work; Cohen’s early neo-Kantianism is portrayed as essentially non-metaphysical and still true to Kant’s dualisms.
